Toy



Nov. 24, 1925. 1,563.11]

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Application filed. January 1 '0 all who/11 it may camera:

Be it known that I, lifor RIBS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hollywood, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Toys, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in toys.

It is an object of the invention to provide a toy of improved. construction which shall essentially consist of a container or frame, which has a cavity formed therein, one wall of which is defined by a transparent panel, the cavity being provided with an entrance passage through which a comminuted or fluid material, such as sand, may be poured to occupy the cavity. The cavity in the container is preferably so formed as to present an outline of any desired object.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will be made manifest in the following detailed description and pointed out in the appended claims, reference is had to the accompanying drawings for an illustrative embodiment of the invention, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating the front of the toy, while being filled with the comminuted material;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the back of the toy, parts being broken away;

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the toy after having been filled, parts being broken away and shown in section;

Fig. 4 is a vertical section through the improved toy;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the frame which is employed in constructing the y;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view f the member which defines the top, bottom and side walls f the cavity in the toy and provides the outline for the desired object; and

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the back member of the toy.

Referring to the accompanying drawings wherein. similar reference characters desig nate similar parts throughout, the improved toy consists of a frame 10, which, although it may be of any desiredform, is herein shown-as being rectangular. The frame 10 adjacent its forward surface is provided with inwardly extending flanges 11, against which there is adapted to be placed a transparent panel 12, which is preferably formed 30, Serial No. 5,774.

of glass or the like, member 13 is adapted to be positioned within the frame 10 against the trans iarent panel 12, and has an opening 14: formed therein, which has its edges constituting the outline of any desired object. F or example: the outline shown upon the drawing is that of a head of a man. The member 13 may be formed of thick cardboard or the like, and is preferably of such thickness as will give the cavity a desired width.

Against the member 13 there is placed. a backing 16 which may be of thin cardboard or any other suitable material. A back member 17 is placed within the frame 1.0 against the backing 16 and has pivoted thereto a resilient spring lever 18 pivoted as by a rivet 19. Upon the inside of the frame 10 upon opposite sides thereof there are formed grooves 20, which, when the resilient member 18 is swung so as to extend transversely across the back member 17, receive the ends of the member 18. The resilient member 1.6 serves to urge the backing 16 and the member 13 against the transparent panel 12. Preferably the opening 14 formed in the member 13-communicates with or is cut from the edge of the member, as indicated at 21. This is preferably at the bottom of the outline formed by the opening 141.

In the bottom of the frame 10 there is formed a passage 22, which has its lower end enlarged, as at .23, to receive a closure 24. which may be a cork seeurei to the frame by a string or tie member 25. The other end of the string or tie member 25 is secured to the frame as by a tack 26.

The opening 14 forms a cavity within the frame indicated at 15, and its edges define the top, bottom and side walls for the cavity. The transparent panel 12 forms a front wall for the cavity and the backing 16 forms a back wall for the cavity. By removal of the plug or closure 24, a comminuted material, such as sand, may be poured into the cavity 15 when the frame is inverted, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. The sand is adapted to fill the cavity 15 and produces a type of silhouette within the frame. The pressure exerted by the resilient member 18 prevents the escape of the sand between the member 13 and the transparent panel 12 and between the member 13 and the backing 16; and in this manner the sand or other comminuted material is maintained within the cavity. The opening 21 is preferably formed at the bottom of the member 13 so that it will not deform the outline of the cavity. In other words, it would be inadvisable under most circumstances to form the opening 21 in the member 13, which would communicate with the opening 14 from the top of the member 13, that is, above the head of the man in case the head of a man is employed as the desired object.

If desired, the sand may be colored; and if so, the coloring matter is preferably a food coloring matter so that even should a child eat the sand, it will not be injurious to him. The front face of the member 13 may be also colored, if so desired, or may bear indicia, such as pictures and the like thereon.

Although the panel 12 has heretofore been referred to as a transparent panel, it may be under some circumstances translucent by employing ground glass, if considered desirable.

In selling the toy, it is contemplated to provide a plurality of members 13 having variously shaped openings 14 formed therein, and to provide containers containing several variously colored sands, which may be optionally employed. It will be readily understood that the resilient member 18 permits the back member 17 and the backing 16 together with the member 13 to be removed, and to permit a new member 13 to replace the present member 13, if desirable.

It will be understood that various changes in the detail of construction may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A toy comprising a frame, a transparent panel in said frame forming a front Wall of a cavity therein, means for forming a back wall for said cavity, a member removably positioned between said front and back walls defining top, bottom and side walls for said cavity which outline a desired object, a passage communicating with said cavity, and a closure for said passage, whereby a fluid material may be poured through said passage into said cavity and maintained therein.

2. A toy comprising a frame, a transparent panel in said frame, a member adapted to be positioned in said frame against said panel and having an opening formed in said member which has the outline of a desired object, a backing adapted to be positioned against said member, means for rcmovably holding said backing against said member, and a passage provided with a closure formed in said frame and communicating with the opening in said member, whereby a fluid material may be poured through said passage into the opening in said member and maintained therein.

3. A toy comprising a frame, a transparent panel in said frame, a member adapted to be positioned in said frame against sait panel, said member having an opening therein which has a desired outline, a backing adapted to be positioned against said member, a back member adapted to be positioned against said backing, a resilient member associated with said back member adapted to engage upon said frame so as to urge said back member, backing and member towards said panel, a passage formed in said frame and communicating with the opening in said member permitting a fluid material to be poured therethrough, and a closure adapted to close said passage.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

ROY RIES. 

